Bill Requiring Permission for Microchip Implant
Passes Senate Committee

S.B. 235 was introduced March 4, 2009 by Senator Chip Pearson to require personal permission before a microchip can be implanted in an individual’s body. The Senate Judiciary Committee, unanimously, passed it by committee substitute on January 28th, and the next hurdle is the Senate Rules Committee, chaired by Senator Don Balfour.

Forced microchip implants is being discussed across the country and a few Georgia legislators see nothing wrong with mandating implants for some folks. That attitude stopped the passage of several bills to regulate microchip use and prohibit mandatory implants in humans.

Already, forced implants have been out-lawed in other states, such as California, Wisconsin and North Dakota. Oklahoma, Ohio, Colorado and Florida are studying the issue. But Georgia has not been so successful. Such bills died in 2007 and 2008; and H.B. 38 was tabled in 2009, when Representative Lindsey listed five groups he wants chipped – law enforcement; selected senior citizens; prisoner flight-risks; probated pedophiles; and mentally handicapped persons.

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